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WOD code table: s_26_weather_condition

code_nameWeather condition
unitsWMO code 4501 (if <=0):WMO code 4677 (if >0)]
9THUNDERSTORM(S)
8SHOWER(S)
7SNOW
6RAIN
5DRIZZLE
4FOG
3SANDSTORM
2CONTINUOUS LAYER(S) OF CLOUD(S)
1PARTLY CLOUDY (SCATTERED OR BROKED)
0CLEAR (NO CLOUD AT ANY LEVEL)
01CLOUDS GENERALLY DISSOLVING OF BECOMING LESS DEVELOPED-CHAR. CHANGE OF STATE OF SKY DURING PAST HR.
02STATE OF SKY ON THE WHOLE UNCHANGED-CHAR. CHANGE OF THE STATE OF SKY DURING THE PAST HOUR
03CLOUDS GENERALLY FORMING OR DEVELOPING-CHAR. CHANGE OF THE STATE OF SKY DURING THE PAST HOUR
04VISIBILTY REDUCED BY SMOKE
05HAZE
06WIDESPREAD DUST IN SUSPENSION IN THE AIR
07DUST OR SAND RAISED BY WIND AT OR NEAR THE STATION AT THE TIME OF OBSERVATION
08WELL DEVELOP. DUST WHIRL(S) OR SAND WHIRL(S) SEEN AT OR NEAR STATION DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR OR AT THE TIME OF OBSERVATION
09DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM WITHIN SIGHT AT THE TIME OF OBSERVA.
10MIST
11PATCHES OF SHALLOW FOG OR ICE FOG AT THE STATION
12MORE OR LESS CONTINUOUS SHALLOW FOG OR ICE FOG AT THE STATION
13LIGHTNING VISIBLE
14PRECIPITATION WITHIN SIGHT
15PRECIPITATION WITHIN SIGHT
16PREC. WITHIN SIGHT
17THUNDERSTORM
18SQUALLS AT OR WITHIN SIGHT OF THE STATION DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR OR AT TIME OF OBSERVATION
19FUNNEL CLOUD(S) AT OR WITHIN SIGHT OF STATION DURING PRECEDING HOUR OR AT THE TIME OF OBSERVATION
20DRIZZLE (NOT FREEZING) OR SNOW GRAINS - NOT FALLING AS SHOWER(S)
21RAIN (NOT FREEZING) - NOT FALLING AS SHOWER(S)
22SNOW - NOT FALLING AS SHOWER(S)
23RAIN AND SNOW OR ICE PELLETS
24FREEZING DRIZZLE OR FREEZING RAIN - NOT FALLING AS SHOWER(S)
25SHOWER(S) OF RAIN - NOT FALLING AS SHOWER(S)
26SHOWER(S) OF SNOW
27SHOWER(S) OF HAIL
28FOG OR ICE FOG - NOT FALLING AS SHOWER(S)
29THUNDERSTORM (WITH OR WITHOUT PRECIPITATION)
30SLIGHT OR MODERATE DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM-HAS DECREASED DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR
31SLIGHT OR MODERATE DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM-NO APPRECIABLE CHANGE DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR
32SLIGHT OR MODERATE DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM-HAS BEGUN OR HAS INCREASED DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR
33SEVERE DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM-HAS DECREASED DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR
34SEVERE DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM-NO APPRECIABLE CHANGE DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR
35SEVERE DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM-HAS BEGUN OR HAS INCREASED DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR
36SLIGHT OR MODERATE BLOWING SNOW-GENERALLY LOW (BELOW EYE LEVEL)
37HEAVY DRIFTING SNOW-GENERALLY LOW (BELOW EYE LEVEL)
38SLIGHT OR MODERATE BLOWING SNOW-GENERALLY HIGH (ABOVE EYE LEVEL)
39HEAVY BLOWING SNOW-GENERALLY HIGH (ABOVE EYE LEVEL)
40FOG OR ICE FOG AT A DISTANCE AT TIME OF OBSERVATION
41FOG OR ICE FOG IN PATCHES
42FOG OR ICE FOG
43FOG OR ICE FOG
44FOG OR ICE FOG
45FOG OR ICE FOG
46FOG OR ICE FOG
47FOG OR ICE FOG
48FOG
49FOG
50DRIZZLE
51DRIZZLE
52DRIZZLE
53DRIZZLE
54DRIZZLE
55DRIZZLE
56DRIZZLE
57DRIZZLE
58DRIZZLE AND RAIN
59DRIZZLE AND RAIN
60RAIN
61RAIN
62RAIN
63RAIN
64RAIN
65RAIN
66RAIN
67RAIN
68RAIN OR DRIZZLE AND SNOW
69RAIN OR DRIZZLE AND SNOW
70INTERMITTENT FALL OF SNOW FLAKES-SLIGHT AT TIME OF OBSERVATION
71CONTINUOUS FALL OF SNOW FLAKES-SLIGHT AT TIME OF OBSERVATION
72INTERMITTENT FALL OF SNOW FLAKES-MODERATE AT TIME OF OBSERVATION
73CONTINUOUS FALL OF SNOW FLAKES-MODERATE AT TIME OF OBSERVATION
74INTERMITTENT FALL OF SNOW FLAKES-HEAVY AT TIME OF OBSERVATION
75CONTINUOUS FALL OF SNOW FLAKES-HEAVY AT TIME OF OBSERVATION
76ICE PRISMS (WITH OR WIHTOUT FOG)
77SNOW GRAINS (WITH OF WITHOUT FOG)
78ISOLATED STARLIKE SNOW CRYSTALS (WITH OR WITHOUT FOG)
79ICE PELLETS
80RAIN SHOWER(S)
81RAIN SHOWER(S)
82RAIN SHOWER(S)
83SHOWER(S) OF RAIN ANS SNOW MIXED
84SHOWER(S) OF RAIN ANS SNOW MIXED
85SNOW SHOWER(S)
86SHOW SHOWER(S)
87SHOWER(S) OF SNOW PELLETS OR ICE PELLETS
88SHOWER(S) OF SNOW PELLETS OR ICE PELLETS
89SHOWER(S) OF HAIL
90SHOWER(S)OF HAIL
91SLIGHT RAIN AT TIME OF OBSERVATION-THUNDERSTORM DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR BUT NOT AT TIME OF OBS.
92MODERATE OR HEAVY RAIN AT TIME OF OBSER.-THUNDERSTORM DURING PRECEDING HR. BUT NOT AT TIME OF OBS.
93SLIGHT SNOW
94MODERATE OR HEAVY SNOW
95THUNDERSTORM
96THUNDERSTORM
97THUNDERSTORM
98THUNDERSTORM COMBINED WITH DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM AT TIME OF OBSER.-THUNDERSTORM AT TIME OF OBS.
99THUNDERSTORM